NCAA hoops tourney bracket projections

By Nate Noy (posted by Rick Morris)

NOTES: Automatic qualifiers are in all caps. Present RPI numbers are in parentheses. Projections are not made for any specific geographic locations.

BRACKET 1

1 OHIO STATE (2)

16/PL MCNEESE STATE (163)

16/PL HAMPTON (166)

8 Cincinnati (32)

9 Tennessee (36)

4 ARIZONA (16)

13 BELMONT (51)

5 St. John’s (22)

12 Clemson (57)

3 FLORIDA (10)

14 LONG ISLAND (80)

6 Texas A&M (30)

11 Marquette (68)

7 UTAH STATE (17)

10 Boston College (45)

2 Syracuse (18)

15 NORTHERN COLORADO (113)

BRACKET 2

1 KANSAS (1)

16/PL NORTH TEXAS (137)

16/PL TEXAS SOUTHERN (175)

8 George Mason (27)

9 Illinois (40)

4 Brigham Young (4)

13 ST MARY’S (44)

5 West Virginia (15)

12/PL Richmond (55)

12/PL Virginia Tech (64)

3 Louisville (20)

14 INDIANA STATE (85)

6 XAVIER (21)

11 Washington (47)

7 OLD DOMINION (24)

10 UAB (28)

2 Purdue (8)

15 ST. PETERS (101)

BRACKET 3

1 PITTSBURGH (7)

16 NC-ASHVILLE (149)

8 Missouri (33)

9 UCLA (non-automatic qualifier) (34)

4 Wisconsin (13)

13 CHARLESTON (67)

5 Vanderbilt (26)

12 HARVARD (35)

3 Texas (14)

14 BUCKNELL (82)

6 Georgetown (11)

11 Alabama (37)

7 UNLV (non-automatic qualifier) (25)

10 Michigan State (48)

2 North Carolina (6)

15 LONG BEACH STATE (90)

BRACKET 4

1 Notre Dame (9)

16 BOSTON U (134)

8 Temple (29)

9 Florida State (46)

4 Kentucky (12)

13 OAKLAND (61)

5 Kansas State (19)

12/PL Michigan (56)

12/PL Missouri State (42)

3 SAN DIEGO STATE (3)

14 MOREHEAD STATE (77)

6 UConn (23)

11 BUTLER (79)

7 Villanova (31)

10 Georgia (39)

2 DUKE (5)

15 KENT STATE (87)